Finger Lakes Today

The majority of students in Ontario County schools during the 2021-22 school year were white, according to the New York State Education Department.

Of the 14,662 students attending Ontario County schools, 80.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.1% of Ontario County students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Ontario County, representing 77.7% of the student body.

North Street Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 38.7% white students, 35.6% Hispanic students, 12.2% multiracial students, 11.7% Black students, and 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 3.6% in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to help improve students' school performance.

A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence revealed racial and gender groups were seeing better outcomes compared to 2013, though significant disparities remained between different groups. Persistent and substantial gaps were observed, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bloomfield Elementary School	White	92.6%	337
Bloomfield High School	White	92.3%	271
Bloomfield Middle School	White	90.7%	183
Canandaigua Academy	White	86%	1,069
Canandaigua Middle School	White	85.8%	725
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School	White	86.1%	1,495
Geneva High School	White	43.2%	621
Geneva Middle School	White	42.9%	443
Gorham Elementary School	White	97.2%	250
Honeoye Elementary School	White	98.7%	228
Honeoye Middle/High School	White	96.8%	310
Marcus Whitman High School	White	97.3%	329
Marcus Whitman Middle School	White	98.1%	262
Midlakes Elementary School	White	88.1%	773
Midlakes Middle/High School	White	89.2%	693
Naples Elementary School	White	93.4%	332
Naples High School	White	96.9%	292
North Street Elementary School	White	38.7%	641
Red Jacket Elementary School	White	82.3%	333
Red Jacket High School	White	87.7%	236
Red Jacket Middle School	White	86.2%	181
Victor Early Childhood School	White	82.2%	662
Victor Intermediate School	White	83.1%	923
Victor Junior High School	White	81.2%	638
Victor Primary School	White	82%	711
Victor Senior High School	White	80.8%	1,364
West Street Elementary School	White	41.9%	360